Clothes drier



July 27 1926.

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July 27 1926.

E. o. DE CAMP CLOTHES DRIER Filed June 27, 1923 2 snee 'cs-Sheet 2 Ellis0. `De Camp lil) Patented July 27, i926.

CLOTHES 3DR-EER.

Application filed .Tune 2'?, 1923.

ln object of iny invention is to provide a siniple laundry drier whereinanl even distribution of heat inay be obtainedt i-inother object of inyinvention is to provide a device of the type referred to wherein t'lieburners may be disposed at one end of the device, yet, wherein, thesaine high degree ol el'liciency inay be attained troni all parts ot'the device.

Another object is to provide a structure for relieving pressure andtemperature below the heating; chainber ot such device and to provideadditional air for combustion.

Another object .is to provide nieans for creating` a inore eii'ectivecirculation of tl e heated air.

rlhese and other objects are attained by ineans described herein anddisclosed in the aecoinpanying` drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view ot a drier embodying` niy` invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragniental transverse sectional view of the device shown inFig. l.

Fig. is a plan view ot' a distributor plate forming a detail ot .inyinvention.

liig. i is a sectional View on line i-4l of Fig. 8.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line Fig.. 2.

llhe casing,` 5 comprises angle plates 6 forming' the corners ot arectangular structure between which entend suitable front, side and backplates i', 8 and 9 respectively, the plates lorining vertical closuresfor the device. .et suitable cover l0 ornis a lid or top for the case.rlhe lower ends oit the iront and bacia: plates intuined whereby totorni Yflanges ll and l2 supportingtiie cross bars lil upon which crossbars, is mounted a bottoni pan or plate llland supports l5. Suitableburners ,16 are mounted on the burner supports l5 and extendapproximately one third ot the length of the cas-ing. The plates and 9have inounted on then'i suitable plates 'l'.7 removably supportiiic,` adetleetor plate itl, and bars l@ inounted on the deilec'tor plateremovably support a'screen 20 above the dedector plate. The dclieetorplate is divided, lengthwise, into substantially three portions. rlhepor* tion 2S` has a series ot perforations 2l which extend in singlerows along,1 its opposite sides. The portion 29 immediately adjacent thelast reteri'edto portion, or in other words, the intermediate portion olthe deooi Serial No. afl-9,9%.

iector plate has several rows of perforations extending` substantiallyparallel with the side edges ot' a deileetor plate, the perorationsextending inwardly a short tance from the side edges of the deliectorplate whereby an inipertorate center portion 23 is provided. The thirdsection 30 et the detecter plate is located at the end of the spacedroin the i 't if the deilector pi by 'on thereof, fhe inst i oit thedei'lector plate has iced perforations 24-v throughout lits entirelength and width. rEhe bot-toni plat has iipturned flanges formed alongits oppo site side edges, whereby flow of air frein the outside of thecasing,` niay enter the chamber 25 iorn'red between the detiector plateand the bottoni plate, the ifi-anges also servine' to nreclude lioht andheat Q l m waves Jtroni passingV between the bottoni and the casing,vthereby pavoiding` burning and scorching of the door supporting` thedevice. rlhe bottoni is provided with a 'few apertures 3l immediatelybelow the burners for admitting oxygen to the burners.

By taking the oxygen from beneath the bottoni plete 13 'throughtheapertures 3i, the temperature and external pressure on the bottoniplate,l caused by heating the air or atmosphere intermediate the bottoniplate and the floor which supports the drier, is relieved. lit the airintermediate the bottoni plate and the lloor is not perniited to escape,or if ineens are not provided to draw of? the heated the air would soonbecor e eilceedinp y het and would exert a dainaf ng pressure ontliebottein plc The api Y this hf vxd air to pass into the heatingcl'iainber l further heute l and passed up into \i=,ere it the dryingchamber, wh the withdrawn 'troni below the bottoni plate, therebykeeping' the plate relatively cooler and precluding scorching of theiioor.

rlhe del'lector plate carries depending' baille plate 32. The bailleplate is oit' substantially il shape and has its arnis er branchessecured upon the lower tace et the detlector plate. li. passage or airchannel 3 is iorined between the baille and the detiector plate. The elennel is open at its' c and underlies the portion 2S oit the dedectorplate7 thereb` precludingj overheating` ot the detlector plateiininediately over the burners .e cool ir replaces fill and at the sametime creating a positive flow of hot air lengthwise of the del-lectorplate 'for ellecting an even distribution ot heat. By creating an aircurrent in the heating chamber, auxiliary to the current directlycreated by ythe products of co1nbnstion, an intermingling of the airthroughout the heating chamber is obtained. rlhe relationship ot theapertures in the delieetor plate together with this equalization ol'ten;- perature in the heating chamber causes an equalization ci' heat inthe dryi1 chamber the il. .ir portions the tor p radiating heatsuiiicient to compensate lo the larger flow oil' heater.. air into thedrying chamber through the cooler portions oi the deileotor plate.

ln the operation ol my device, the burner being` located below the lirstmentioned portion 01" the dellector plat, this iirst mentioned portionoit the dellector plate con siderably hotter than the tivo otherportions thereof, notwithstanding the provision ot :ille and the airheating channel 3l, Whererore the limited number ol holes disposedalong` the side edges of tion provide an adequate :tloiv to that portionof the drier Atv., aberc the burners. The intermediate portion 29 of thedeilector plate peri'nits a larger liovv oi heated air into the laundrydrier, and 'the third mentioned portion 8O of the dei'lector platepermits a practically iniobstructcd flow ol' air from the chamber 26 tothe drying chamber 27 disposed above the deflector plate. The screen $30serves to preclude scorching by the detlector plate ot any articleswhich might i'all from the hangers which are provieed in trie upper partoi' the chamber 27.

lNhat l claim is:

l. ln a laundry drier the combination oit a casing having a heatingchamber and a drying chamber, a perforated deilector plate dividing thechambers, burners in the heatchamber underlying part oithe delectorplate, and a plate intermediate the dellector plate and the burners forproviding a channel for creating an air draft belovr he dellector plate.

2. The combination with a casing and burners adapted to generate heatWithin the of a deli ctor plate mounted above the burners and dividingthe casing into a drying chamber and a heating chamber, part ot thedeilector plate extending over the burners and having pertorations`ornied in it, the perforations increasing in number the plate recedesfrom the burner, the casing having a perforated bottom plate underlyingthe burners, thVV perforations therein relieving the external pressureand temperature on the bottom plate.

3. The combination with a casing and burners adapted to generate heatWithin the casing, oi a detlector plate mounted above the burners anddividing the casing into a. drying chamber and a heating chamber, partof the deflector plate extending over the burners and havingpertorations formed in it, the perforations increasing in number as theplate recedes from the burner, and a baille plate carried by thedeiiector plate above the burner, the baffle plate and the portion ofthe del'lector plate having the least perfor-ations together providingaheating channel communicating at its end With the chamber containingthe burners.

fl. rlhe combination with a casing and burners adapted to generate heatWithin the casing, of a detlector plate mounted above the burners anddividing the casing into a. drying chamber and a heating chamber, partof the detlector plate extending over the burners and havingperforations lormed in it, the perforations increasing in number as theplate recedes from the burner, the casing having a perforated bottomplate underlying the burners, the perforations therein relieving theexternal pressure and ten'iperature on the bottom plate and a bailleplate carried by the deflector plate above the burners, the baille plateand the portion of the detlector plate having the least perlorationstogether providing a heating channel communicating at its end with thechamber containing the burners.

5. in avdevice out the class described the combination of casing havingside Walls and a heating chamber, burners in the heating chamber, and abottom plate below the burners having its ends spaced from the sideWalls of the casing and having flanges for intercepting light raysdirected toward the space between the bottom plate and the side Wallsol" the casing, and having apertures below the burners for relieving theexternal pressure and temperature on the bottom plate.

5. ln a device oi the class descibed, the combination oi a casing,having Walls and having a heating chamber and a. drying chamber, ayplate between the chambers, a burner in the heating chamber, extendingunder part ol the plate, the plate and the casing Walls being arrangedto provide a relatively small tlc-vv of heated gas from the heatingchamber to the drying chamber adjacent the burner, and to provide arelatively large flow oi heated gas from the heating chamber to thedrying chamber remote from he burner, and a bailie spacing the burnerfrom the plate and providing an air passage between said baille andplate. v

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 25th dayot J une,

ELL-S O. DE CAMP.

